Sunday, October 2, 2016

Tales from the Dog Park

When we got to the dog park today, no one was there. It was very
cloudy and foggy and damp. However, there was a squirrel running along
the top of the fence and Isaac was very excited to see him and chased
him a bit. Then Iris arrived, so we all headed down to the lake
together.

Isaac and Iris did a lot of fetching and Isaac shared
one of his purple squeaky balls with her. Then other dogs started to
arrive. Isaac got to play with a six-month-old Newfoundland puppy named
Rosie that is already bigger than he
is, who also really really liked his purple balls. I think we gotta buy
some more of those! A Golden named Milo showed up and he grabbed one
of the purple balls and did not put it down until we were ready to
leave, at which time his dad made him.

Candy and Wilbur came with their remote controlled boat, and Milo swam
after the boat with the purple ball in his mouth. Rosie and Isaac took
turns fetching the other purple ball, when Rosie wasn't trying to figure
out what that boat was. Iris had no interest in the boat and just
wanted to fetch.

Then Jamie arrived and Isaac was very excited to
see him because he'd tried to play keep away and wrestle with Rosie but
she didn't quite get what he was doing. However, just like last
Sunday, Jamie ignored Isaac in favor of chasing the boat. Isaac swam
along side him, barking loudly in his ear, and when that did not get his
attention, Isaac decided to hump him.

Now, Isaac tries that
occasionally and Jamie says no way. Jamie also tries to hump Isaac
occasionally and Isaac says no way. They don't try it very often
because they are pretty equally matched and neither are willing to be
the humpee. Both prefer to be the humper.

But today Jamie
really, really wanted to go after that boat. So he ignored Isaac on his
back. It did slow him down some, but he just did his best to go after
the boat, with Isaac riding on his back. Pretty soon all the other dog
owners were all yelling "Isaac! Leave it!" And of course, Isaac was not
leaving it.